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Leicester diabetes figures up by a third in five years
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/leicester-diabetes-figures-up-by-a-third-in-five-years
The number of adults in Leicester with diabetes has risen by 33 per cent in the last five years, according to new figures.
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University of Leicester academic takes leading role in major new exhibition on Anglo-Saxon England
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/october/anglo-saxon-exhibition
Anglo-Saxon exhibition King Edgar’s Charter for the New Minster, Winchester – British Library, Cotton MS Vespasian A VIII ff.
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Planetary Magnetospheres and Ionospheres
https://le.ac.uk/physics/research/planetary-science/planetary-magnetospheres-and-ionospheres
Our research focuses on the processes that take place in the outer gaseous environments of solar system bodies, involving the coupling of the planetary upper atmosphere and magnetic field with the solar wind plasma that blows continuously outward from the Sun.
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Unprecedented energy consumption is leaving a permanent stain on planetary history
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/november/anthropocene
A new study co-authored by three professors at the University of Leicester’s School of Geography, Geology and the Environment argues that the speed and scale of human energy consumption has pushed the Earth towards a new geological epoch, the ‘Anthropocene’.
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New test could help preserve endangered gibbon populations
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/september/gibbons-twycross-genetic-endangered
A Leicester geneticist working with ape specialists at Twycross Zoo has developed a test which could help preserve highly vulnerable Gibbon populations from extinction
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The newspaper: the rise and fall of a cultural form?
https://le.ac.uk/social-worlds/all-articles/newspaper
Read the article "The newspaper: the rise and fall of a cultural form?" This is part of the Social Worlds project at the University of Leicester.
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Atelier Labs wins Falling Walls Engage 2023
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/august/falling-walls-engage
A project using art to empower young people with SEND to become researchers wins in the Science Engagement category of the international Falling Walls Engage awards.
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University of Leicester economics student makes history with rowing Gold
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/july/lauren-henry-gold
Economics student Lauren Henry wins Gold at the Games in Paris
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Ethnic minorities are underrepresented in studies into multiple long-term health conditions, research reveals
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/april/long-term-health
New research funded by an East Midlands research organisation shows that ethnic minorities are underrepresented in studies into multiple long-term conditions, despite being more likely to be affected.
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Leicester archaeology student shares passion for local history with fellow firefighters
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/november/dig-fire
A watch manager in the Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service (NFRS) is helping other firefighters in the region to get involved with archaeology.